Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV (born August 13, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player.
His nickname "Scooter" was given shortly after being born in San Francisco, California. The son of NBA
Hall of Fame
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member Rick Barry, he has three younger brothers Jon, Brent and Drew, who also share his profession. The basketball Barry family shares an NCAA Championship, an NBA Slam Dunk Championship and three NBA Championship titles between them. He has a half brother,
Canyon Barry
Canyon Barry (born January 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He is the son of Lynn Norenberg Barry and Rick Barry, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
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Lynn Barry
Lynn A. Barry (née Norenberg) is an American former Assistant Executive Director of USA women's basketball and former adviser to the Women's National Basketball Association.William & Mary.
Barry played college basketball at Kansas and was a junior on the 1987–88 Jayhawks team that won the NCAA title. He played a vital part in the team's championship run, scoring a career-high 15 points in the Jayhawks' 71–58 win over Kansas State, sending them to the Final Four. He went on to play 17 years professionally in the United States and overseas in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium and Australia. He won a CBA title in 1995, a Belgian League title in 2004 and reached the NBL finals in 1995.
Barry has two children from a previous marriage, Lauren (2003) and Grant (2006). As of March 2020, he is married to Ruby Palmore, and they live in the Bay Area.